# A Sunday in Florence's Oltrarno from Rome: Boboli, Bardini, lunch in Santo Spirito and vespers at San Miniato High-speed train from Termini and an outdoor Sunday on the other bank of the Arno: Boboli and Bardini on a combined ticket, an osteria in Santo Spirito and vespers at San Miniato. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/tuscany/florence/itineraries/rome-oltrarno-florence-sunday-boboli-san-miniato · Revisado: 2026-11-12 ## El día - 07:30 · Salida: 1 h 30 by train (High-speed train from Roma Termini to Firenze Santa Maria Novella) - 09:30 · Boboli Gardens behind the Pitti Palace (Bus C3 or C4 to Santo Spirito, or 25 min on foot · combined with Bardini €15, at the ticket office) - 15 min on foot - 11:30 · Bardini Garden with the combined Boboli ticket (Stairway, wisteria in April and the Duomo straight ahead) - 15 min on foot - 13:00 · Osteria Santo Spirito (Gratinated gnocchi · booking · closed on Tuesdays) · Osteria Santo Spirito, €€ - 30 min on foot - 15:00 · Piazzale Michelangelo and Gregorian vespers at San Miniato al Monte (Piazzale Michelangelo, basilica and vespers at 18:30 · free) - 19:00 · Vuelta: 15 min by taxi (To Santa Maria Novella, or on bus 12) - 1 h 30 by train (High-speed train to Roma Termini) On Sunday, the centre of Florence fills up and the other bank of the Arno is left to those who stroll. This plan leaves Rome by train and devotes the day to the Oltrarno: the city's two big gardens with a single ticket, lunch in Piazza Santo Spirito and the climb to San Miniato al Monte to hear vespers in Gregorian chant. Almost everything is outdoors and you only need to book a table. ## The day, hour by hour 7:30 · Train from Termini. High-speed to Firenze Santa Maria Novella, about an hour and a half. 9:30 · The Boboli Garden. From the station, buses C3 and C4 drop you at Santo Spirito, a few steps from the Pitti Palace; on foot it is about 25 minutes. It opens at 8:15. At the ticket office buy the combined ticket with the Bardini garden, €15: it is sold only there and for the same day. Climb through the amphitheatre to the Neptune fountain and the Kaffeehaus, and look at the city from above. 11:30 · The Bardini Garden. It is about 15 minutes on foot from Boboli. It is smaller, on a hillside, with a Baroque staircase, a wisteria tunnel that blooms in April and the most frontal view there is of the Duomo. In winter, until 28 February 2027, it closes at 16:00 and the combined ticket is sold until 13:45: that is why it comes before lunch. 13:00 · Lunch at the Osteria Santo Spirito. On the square, with a terrace. Order the house gratinated gnocchi and take advantage of the half portions. Book on its website. 15:00 · San Miniato al Monte. Walk up to Piazzale Michelangelo to see the city in the afternoon light and carry on a few minutes to the Romanesque basilica. On Sunday it is open from 15:30 to 19:00; at 17:30 there is Mass in Gregorian chant and at 18:30, sung vespers. Free. 19:00 · Return. Taxi or bus 12 to Santa Maria Novella and train to Rome. ## With children It is the Florence plan they handle best: grottoes, fountains and statues in Boboli, stairs and wisteria in Bardini, a lunch with half portions and a climb to the viewpoint. With a pushchair, expect slopes and stretches of gravel. ## Cómo llegar ### Without a car It is the way to do it: high-speed from Termini to Santa Maria Novella, bus or walk to the Oltrarno and everything else on foot. ### By car About three hours on the A1, with the centre a limited-traffic zone: not worth it for one day. ## Consejos ### Buy the combined ticket at Boboli €15 for the two gardens; it is not sold online. ### Book the osteria The terrace fills up on Sundays in good weather. ### Arrive before 18:30 Vespers do not wait; the basilica is closed to visitors during the services. ## Un consejo más ### If it rains Swap the gardens for the Uffizi, which open on Sunday, and keep lunch and San Miniato. ## Cuándo no ir The first Sunday of the month: it is a free-admission day and the combined ticket is not sold. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Is Boboli open on Sunday? Yes, from 8:15. It is closed on the first and last Monday of each month. ### How much does admission to Boboli and Bardini cost? €15 for the combined ticket, only at the ticket office and for the same day; Boboli alone, €10. ### Where do you eat in the Oltrarno on a Sunday? At the Osteria Santo Spirito, which is open at lunchtime and in the evening and closed on Tuesdays. ### What time are vespers at San Miniato? Every day at 18:30, in Gregorian chant.